Mission is to improve the conservation and sustainability of fishery resources and aquatic ecosystems by advancing fisheries and aquatic science and promoting the development of fisheries professionals. Includes publications and links.
Fun and useful info, including how to turn your backyard into a wildlife habitat, what to do for abandoned or injured animals, and information on endangered species. Also, in depth news, factsheets, and reports.
Tool connecting the natural resource workforce, scientists, educators, and the public to their wilderness heritage through ready access to wilderness information. Search legislation and policy.
Mission is to reduce the burden of human illness and dysfunction from environmental causes by understanding each of these elements and how they interrelate.
This database indexes publications in 41 subject areas relating the social sciences to forestry. Among them are: legislation, policy and planning, management, economic development, investment and finance, and more. (University of Minnesota)
Full-text HTML publication, spurred by rising concerns about the role of agricultural chemicals as water contaminants, examines policy alternatives that might control nitrogen fertilizer as a source of nitrates in water.
Provides access to the Database of Online Documents Covering Water and Agriculture, currently containing 1,442 titles, along with other resources. (National Agriculture Library)
The Funk Library holds the vast majority of published USDA county soil survey maps. Search the database by county or state to find the call number and year of the survey for which you're looking.
Database of selected, annotated Web site references on soil health and related ecologically sound, sustainable agricultural strategies around the world. (Cornell University)
Direct link to the U.S. Department of Energy's renewable energy webpage. Renewable energy types include: biomass, geothermal, hydrogen, hydropower, ocean, solar and wind.
Homepage of the International Energy Agency Bioenergy Organization. This group "aims to accelerate the use of environmentally sound and cost-competitive bioenergy on a sustainable basis, and thereby achieve a substantial contribution to future energy demands."
Governmental homepage for the U.S. Department of Energy, providing information on traditional energy resources, as well as alternative energy resources.
Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government. Includes environment link providing information relating to greenhouse gas, climate change, electricity, etc. Also has very useful Energy A-Z subject guide, with links pertinent to environmental studies.
International guide to environmental products and services. Divided into 10 classification chapters including areas such as water, recycling, air pollution, and soil preservation.
Mission is to safeguard environmental quality, consistent with the social and economic needs of the State, so as to protect health, welfare, property and the quality of life.
Sponsors fundamental scientific research that helps solve intractable environmental problems while also contributing to the general advance of relevant areas of science.
Full-text HTML publication, spurred by rising concerns about the role of agricultural chemicals as water contaminants, examines policy alternatives that might control nitrogen fertilizer as a source of nitrates in water.
Educational information on the effective, economic, and environmentally sound use of pesticides. Provides facts, newsletter, and links. (U of I Extension)
Specializes in identifying and accessing information related to alternative agricultural enterprises and crops as well as alternative cropping systems. (National Agriculture Library)
Provides an economic overview of organic agriculture and includes links to publications, recommended readings, related topics, and maps and images. (USDA)
Includes the National Standards on Organic Agricultural Production and Handling. Also provides news, updates, and links to additional resources. (USDA/AMS)
A non-profit, tax-exempt foundation directed by certified organic farmers. Supports organic farming grant-making research and advocacy. Includes full-text publications, news, and links to additional websites.
An organic foods product, marketing, and research company. Offers a gateway to information about organic foods by providing links and information about businesses, websites, magazines, and more.
A non-profit organization that publishes general and specific brand name lists of materials allowed and prohibited in the the production, processing, and handling of organic food and fiber. Includes full-text papers, news, and analysis of national organic policies and GMOs.
A membership based business association representing the organic industry in North America. Includes online directories, industry information, and other news.
Dedicated to the exchange of scientific and practical information on sustainable agriculture systems using a variety of printed and electronic communications tools. (US Gov)
SARE works to increase knowledge about - and help farmers and ranchers adopt - practices that are economically viable, environmentally sound and socially responsible.
Database of articles on Pubmed - searchable by herb. Links to articles are broken down into categories, such as "Evidence for Efficacy" and "Methods of Preparation." (Aetna InteliHealth)